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3.31.04

In a post last week, I mentioned that I sometimes remove entire sections from song when putting a mix together. A few people emailed asking for examples of songs I removed parts from. I usually do this because I feel a certain section of the song is ruining my attempts at ‘momentum.’ Ridiculous, I know. I decided to post two of the edited mp3′s here. Try to find the edit first, and then if you can’t find it, highlight the text below for the answer. I can’t decide whether this game works better if you know the songs well or if you don’t. Either way, have at it.

Ben Folds Five – Don’t Change Your Plans – (Edited mp3)

Answer:The edit comes at about 2:15. I removed the bridge, about 37 seconds of music. This part always annoyed me – it just sounded like a bad tape edit. I like my version better.

Spoon – Chips & Dip – (Edited mp3)

Answer: The edit comes at 1:34. I removed about a minute and 30 seconds of momentum-killing ‘atmospheric build’. I also made the ending a little neater.

Yes, I realize this makes me officially insane.

Comments

3.31.04

Andy Baio says:

I wasn’t sure if I’d catch the Ben Folds edit, but I noticed it immediately. The string/horn breakdown gives that song much of its character, but it’s very stylized in a Burt Bacharach-ish way. I can understand why you don’t like it.

There’s a similar breakdown at about 2:05 of “Army.”

3.31.04

wagz says:

congrats, now you know what a good dj goes through when they’re playing a set.

oonce oonce!

3.31.04

JR says:

Different strokes, I guess…that BFF bridge is actually my favorite part of the song.

3.31.04

JR says:

By the way, and out of curiosity, do you edit songs on mixes you make for others? I mean, don’t you think they should be able to hear the songs the way the artists intended first? (Hope that didn’t sound snide; I guess it’s really no different than everybody who heard The Grey Album before The Black Album and loved it as The Grey Album more than they would as The Black Album)

3.31.04

L says:

anal

3.31.04

sarah says:

Is that an invite? I think you should take the mysterious “L” up on the offer, Adam. There’s a first for everything.

4.1.04

jb says:

I think what you mean is there’s a FIST for everything.

4.3.04

byrd says:

Oh, the “r” is silent….

(For those of you who do not go to MovieTickets.com, forget the above joke)

You might think what Adam did was anal, but there was this one time, when Adam was in the recording studio, that he totally freaked out on the visiting orchestra. He just started yelling, and screaming, and…..oh wait…that was Brian Wilson. My bad. I always confuse them.

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